Man Utd Injury News: Bruno Fernandes Suffers Blow on Portugal Duty

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Man Utd have been handed a major blow after Bruno Fernandes suffered an injury on international duty with Portugal.

Manchester United have been handed a major blow after Bruno Fernandes suffered an injury while on international duty with Portugal.

The Red Devils have had a poor start to their season so far, winning just two games in all competitions and being held to a 1-1 draw with Fulham in their last outing, which has left them 12th in the Premier League table at the international break.

Fernandes has now joined up with his national team for the break and played 90 minutes during their 1-0 win over Wales on Thursday night, and nearly picked up an assist with a brilliant pass for Cristiano Ronaldo , who slotted the ball past Danny Ward before VAR overturned the goal due to a razor-close offside.

Portugal are now set to travel to take on Erling Haaland's Norway side on Sunday night in their second UEFA Nations League clash, as they look to defend the title they have won twice already.

But speaking in his pre-match press conference before the game, Portugal boss Jorge Jesus revealed that the influential Old Trafford skipper is a doubt for the game due to an injury that he has been playing through the pain barrier with.

> “While in the game against Wales we came into it with practically all the players who were physically available, we came out of the Wales game with a complicated issue involving Bruno Fernandes," he said.

> "We’ll see what happens by tomorrow. And from my experience as a coach, and physiologically, I’m also certain that on the third day not all players manage to recover.

> "The medical team identified those two players [Bruno Fernandes and Nuno Mendes] as the ones of greatest concern. One of them could be used in the game, and that’s Nuno Mendes. The other depends on the treatment and on today’s treatment, up until tomorrow, and on how many hours Bruno has to recover - or whether he can recover.

> “Bruno comes with an injury from… from the night before. He already came with it. He’s been playing with pain.

> “I would rather not risk Bruno in this game and have him fully fit, with the physical conditions to play against Denmark.”

Manchester United's season has been a bit of a disaster so far under Michael Carrick, and Fernandes has been one of the better performers despite that, leading their scoring and assist charts.

The Portuguese playmaker has been one of the best performers for several years now, and has become one of the best players in world football as a result. So should he be forced to miss an extended period of time, or even just a handful of games, it would be a disaster for the Red Devils.

Carrick relies upon him, his leadership, and his qualities heavily on the pitch. United will be desperate for Portugal not to risk him, and for the star to return to Old Trafford to get some well-earned rest before returning to action against Tottenham on October 10th instead.

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